Why 2025’s Wild Ride Proves You Should Just Buy SPY and Chill

Why 2025’s Wild Ride Proves You Should Just Buy SPY and Chill

Quick Read The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) returned 19% in 2025 despite sharp volatility from tariff announcements and crypto crashes. SPY captured full market upside without requiring active decisions. The S&P 500 dropped 12% after April tariff announcements but fully recovered by late June. Multiple record highs followed in the second half despite repeated shocks. If you’re focused on picking the right stocks and ETFs you may be missing the bigg…

The best performing S&P 500 stocks of 2025

The fastest-growing stocks of 2025 on the S&P 500 were all data storage related as investors continued to bet big on the potential of artificial intelligence for innovation and profitability. The top four performing S&P 500 stocks this year were associated with data storage for artificial intelligence and have at least tripled in value over the past 12 months. Despite their staggering market capitalisations, the Magnificent Seven (Alphabet, Amaz…